Farrah Abraham was essentially dropped like a bad habit after an epic failure of a trip to meet her boyfriend’s family on Teen Mom last night. Her performance was a virtual list of how NOT to act in that situation. Farrah telling Daniel’s dad’s girlfriend, upon hearing she wanted kids, “You haven’t had children yet? I don’t think it’s going to happen then.” When she said she’s 51, Farrah said, “You’re going to be a looone bird.” By the end of the night, Abraham was the lone bird flying back to Florida sans Dan, who ” couldn’t take it anymore .” Hard to blame the guy. Yeah, she gave Overly Attached Girlfriend a run for her crazy. The way Daniel flaked wasn’t the classiest maneuver, but it’s easy to see why he freaked. Prior to this trip, Farrah’s greatest relationship blunders included: Talking about their future life together in Texas. Saying she’d like to have three kids by the time she’s 23. Joking about picking out her “wedding dress” and “engagement ring” during a shopping excursion and issuing an ultimatum while paddle boating. Recording possibly the worst song in human history. Okay, Farrah Abraham’s “Finally Getting Up From Rock Bottom” came later. But still. Ouch.
You ain’t fooling nobody Johnny T. Accusations of i mproper booty play and harassment have put John Travolta’s personal life under the microscope and through the wringer in recent months. The star, who has long been dogged by rumors about his sexuality, is facing numerous lawsuits from men, many of them masseurs, who claim he made inappropriate passes, financial offers and other attempts to secure sexual contact with them. Travolta, until recently, has remained silent on the charges, several weeks ago he denied one of the claims but others in Hollyweird, like Joan Rivers and Carrie Fisher, have been more than happy to sound off on the possibility that the “Saturday Night Fever” actor is gay. Now Rashida Jones, star of “The Office” and the upcoming film “Celeste And Jesse Forever,” is joining the choir of voices who want Travolta to come out. In a recent interview Jones, along with friend and “Celeste And Jesse Forever” co-writer Will McCormack, discusses the need for more openly gay actors before addressing Travolta: McCormack: There needs to be, like, a professional athlete that comes out. Jones: And a movie star! It’s time. McCormack: Yeah, like a big one. Jones: A movie star. Like John Travolta? Come out! Come on. How many masseurs have to come forward? Let’s do this. Welp! Might be time for Johhny boy to come out the glitter filled man-hole of a closet after all. Source
French film The Girl From Nowhere took top honors at the 65th Locarno Film Festival over the weekend, winning the Swiss festival’s to Golden Leopard (Pardo d’oro) prize, while Ying Liang won Best Director for When Night Falls . American director Bob Byington’s Somebody Up There Likes Me won the second prize at the event. The Girl From Nowhere centers on Michel, a retired math teacher who has lived alone since his wife’s death and occupies his time writing an essay about the beliefs that shape daily life. One day he comes across Dora, a young homeless woman, who shows up injured on his doorstep, and puts her up until she recovers. Her presence brings something new to Michel’s life, but gradually the apartment becomes the site of mysterious happenings. The winners follow with information provided by the Locarno Film Festival (Film descriptions can be found at Locarno’s website ) : Concorso internazionale Pardo d’oro La Fille de Nulle Part (The Girl From Nowhere) by Jean-Claude Brisseau, France Premio speciale della giuria Somebody Up There Likes Me by Bob Byington, United States Pardo per la migliore regia (Best Director) Ying Liang for the film Wo Hai You Hua Yao Shuo (When Night Falls), South Korea/China Pardo per la miglior interpretazione femminile (Best Actress) An Nai for the film Wo Hai You Hua Yao Shuo (When Night Falls) by Ying Liang, South Korea/China Pardo per la miglior interpretazione maschile (Best Actor) Walter Saabel for the film Der Glanz Des Tages (The Shine of Day) by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel, Austria Special mention to the extraordinary character Candy from the film A Ultima Vez Que vi Macau due to her powerful presence through absence which resonated for the Jury as representing the immense courage of Portuguese cinema in times when the failures of government and social systems threaten the cinematic arts worldwide. Concorso Cineasti del presente Pardo d’oro Cineasti del presente – Premio George Foundation Inori by Pedro González-Rubio, Japan Premio per il miglior regista emergente (Best Director) Joel Potrykus for the film Ape United States Premio speciale della giuria Ciné+ Cineasti del presente Not In Tel Aviv by Nony Geffen, Israel Special Mention Tectonics by Peter Bo Rappmund, United States Opera Prima Pardo per la migliore opera prima (Best First Feature) Ji Yi Wang Zhe Wo (Memories Look At Me) by SONG Fang, China Special Mention Ape by Joel Potrykus, United States Pardi di domani Concorso internazionale Pardino d’oro for the Best International Short Film The Mass of Men by Gabriel Gauchet, United Kingdom Pardino d’argento Yaderni Wydhody (Nuclear Waste) by Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy, Ukraine Special Mention Los Retratos (Portraits) by Iván D. Gaona, Colombia Locarno short film nominee for the European Film Awards – Premio Pianific Back of Beyond by Michael Lennox, United Kingdom The Film und Video Untertitelung Prize O Que Arde Cura (As the Flames Rose) ba João Rui Guerra da Mata, Portugal Concorso nazionale Pardino d’oro for the Best Swiss Short Film Radio Active (Radio-active) by Nathan Hofstetter, Switzerland Pardino d’argento L’Amour Begue (Stammering Love) by Jan Czarlewski, Switzerland Premio Action Light for the Best Swiss Newcomer Il Vulcano (The Volcano) by Alice Riva, Switzerland Piazza Grande Prix du Public UBS Lore by Cate Shortland, Germany/Australia/ United Kingdom Variety Piazza Grande Award Camille Redouble by Noémie Lvovsky, France
Also in Thursday afternoon’s round-up of news briefs, political drama Knife Fight is heading to U.S. theaters courtesy of IFC Films . Saoirse Ronan will headline a new royal role and Steve Pink is eyeing the director’s chair for a remake of 1986’s About Last Night . Knife Fight Heads to Theaters Bill Guttentag’s political drama Knife Fight starring Rob Lowe,Jaime Chung, Julie Bowen, Richard Schiff, Saffron Burrows, Jennifer Morrison, David Harbour Eric McCormack, and Carrie-Anne Moss will head to theaters presumably before the election. The Tribeca 2012 premiere centers on a political strategist who spins every news cycle and a shrewd reporter (Bowen) on behalf of his clients: a philandering Kentucky governor (McCormack), a blackmailed California senator (Harbour), and an idealistic doctor turned gubernatorial candidate (Moss). The deal for the film was negotiated by Arianna Bocco, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions & Productions for Sundance Selects/IFC Films with WME Independent on behalf of the filmmakers. Around the ‘net… Sean Penn Eyes Crazy for the Storm to Direct Based on the survivor memoir by Norman Ollestad, Crazy for the Storm centers on Ollestad’s relationship with his father who forced him into the world of extreme surfing and competitive downhill skinning beginning at age three. Penn’s last directorial project was 2007’s Into the Wild , THR reports . Billy Crystal Working on a Book About Aging He’s hosted the Oscars and has multiple Emmys to show for it along with his many dozens of film roles. And to mark his 65th birthday next year, Crystal is using the milestone as a segue for a book and perhaps a stage show. He said he hopes to have the book completed by his birthday on March 14, 2013. “There are 77 million of us baby boomers in the country and this book will speak to them and how we look at the world,” he told A.P. Saoirse Ronan Dons Mary Queen of Scots Ronan will play the Scottish monarch in the Working Title project in a script written by Michael Hirst. Mary was crowned the Queen of Scotland at age one and her first husband became King of France. But she ran afoul of her distant relative, England’s Queen Elizabeth, Deadline reports . Steve Pink Eyes Sexual Perversity in Chicago The project is a remake of the 1986 film About Last Night from a script by Bachelorette director Leslye Headland. Michael Ealy is starring in the role originated by Rob Lowe and Kevin Hart is taking on the Jim Belushi role in the Screen Gems project, Deadline reports .
King of body horror David Cronenberg hasn’t dipped his toes back into the creepy-crawly well in years (his next, the Rob Pattinson starrer Cosmopolis , arrives later this month) but fear not: son Brandon Cronenberg is here to follow in his father’s footsteps with his own disturbing directorial debut! Who’s hungry for a story about cloned flesh-chomping, disease-surfing celeb hobbyists? Snack on the trailer for Antiviral after the jump. Caleb Landry Jones ( X-Men: First Class ‘s Banshee) stars as Syd March, an employee at a medical facility where celebrities grow viruses on their skin that are sold to fans eager for a way to get closer to their idols. When he steals an infection from superstar Hannah Geist (Sarah Gadon) that turns out to be fatal, Syd must unravel the mystery behind her particularly squirmy strain. It’s a metaphor! Antiviral debuted at Cannes and will screen during next month’s Toronto Film Festival. Early reviews from the Croisette heralded Cronenberg Jr. as a compelling heir to his pop’s genre legacy and praised Jones’s central performance (you may also remember him from The Last Exorcism and Friday Night Lights ). Watch the trailer below courtesy of Yahoo! A word of warning to the needle- and blood-averse: Prepare yourself for a few very squirmy minutes. Verdict: Total appetite-spoiler. I guess that means it works? IFC Midnight will distribute Antiviral . Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
My names Daniella, Im 18 years old, I’m from Sydney, Australia and this is My Bieber Experience. I’ve been a fan of Justin Bieber ever since he posted his cover of Chris Brown’s “With You.” I watched his videos over and over again and I knew he was going to become big. I’ve always prayed for miracles to be able to meet Justin, even for a second. He has helped me and my mum through a lot by making us smile and stronger through her several cancer battles. His music made us smile and feel a joy within our hearts. He helped me to never say never and believe that there can be miracles. I made a Youtube video called “Justin Bieber Is My Miracle” which has over 6000 views that I shared on Twitter with a lot of amazing beliebers. It was how Justin had helped me through my mum’s worst battle through cancer where she fell into a coma whilst doing chemotherapy treatment for leukaemia. They were going to turn all the machines off and I listened to Justin Bieber all night that night, especially ‘Never say never’ and ‘Up.’ Justin or the crew did not see my video but I did it on my own miracle. As soon as I heard that Justin was coming to Australia I began to save up money for when he came. My mum and I were both excited that maybe we’d be able to have a glimpse at him and with the money I had saved, I booked a hotel that I was certain that Justin was staying at for 3 nights and 4 days. When the day came around on Sunday 15th of July we went to the hotel not knowing Justin wasn’t coming to Sydney until Monday night. I was waiting in the lobby but as soon as an amazing belieber on Twitter told me which hotel he was actually staying at, I told mum. When we tried to book a hotel for the new hotel, they had no rooms available online. I gave mum the number to try and call up instead. Luckily when we called, they said they had one more room left, just as they were about to hang up! We spent the majority of the time down on the lobby. I didn’t want to miss a chance to see Justin later that night. On Tuesday I saw Kenny and I ran to him and asked him to give Justin this letter I had made and wrote. Later on I saw Dan Kanter and Scrappy and took photos with them. I also had seen and took a photo with Jason Derulo. There was still no sign of Justin. I didn’t go to my room until 1am. I was upset because I knew I had to leave the next day at 11am. The next morning I woke up early and got ready. I never won tickets to watch him live on Sunrise so I watched it on TV. As soon as I saw he had left Sunrise, I went down to the lobby and waited all morning. As time got closer, mum asked the lady for a later checkout and she said we can only give you until 12pm. We said okay so we waited and waited and it came to 11:58am. I got upset and was getting my bag ready to checkout and pay. All of a sudden as I turned around I saw a group of people then I saw Justin! I screamed out “JUSTIN” and Moshe told me to wait as he was going outside to see the fans waiting. I waited then I saw Selena Gomez and Alfredo Flores so I ran over and took photos with them both. As Justin came inside, I smiled at him and asked for a photo . I was so so nervous, I was shaking and I stuttered. I took a photo with him and he was rushed off, so my mum was upset she couldn’t get a photo with him cause she wasnt fast enough on her walker but she was so greatful to be able to see him there. She got a photo with Selena since she waited in the lobby. It was a miracle because as I was about to leave when he came out. I’m so happy my dream has come true. I prayed everyday and stayed up all hours of the night for months for him to notice me and I got to meet him in the end. I just want to thank him for the strength he has given me and I now believe and pray he will follow me on Twitter someday too. Never say never and never stop believing because dreams and miracles do come true and happen. -@DaniellaSeoane More here: My names Daniella, Im 18 years old, I’m from Sydney,…
Do you believe him? John Travolta has fired back at the cruise ship worker who claims Travolta sexually assaulted him in 2009, filing docs yesterday claiming the worker is LYING and made the whole sordid story up. As TMZ first reported, Fabian Zanzi claims that Travolta exposed himself during a neck massage aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise … and offered to pay him $12,000 to keep the incident quiet. Zanzi detailed his allegations back on video in June (see below). In court docs filed yesterday by legal pitbull Marty Singer … Travolta admits to being on cruise … but denies all the allegations of misconduct against him. Travolta also reiterates his point that Zanzi filed a report with Royal Caribbean over the alleged incident when it happened … but failed to mention any of the sexual details. Travolta wants the lawsuit dismissed and for Zanzi to pay his attorney’s fees. Do you believe Johnny T? Or think he was trying to catch that “Saturday Night Fever” with the cruise ship worker’s man cakes? Source
My Bieber experience began at 6am. I was running off of 4 hours sleep, as I was at my friend’s birthday the night before. My wonderful mum drove me to the airport without knowing any confirmation about his arrival time and where he was coming from exactly. We waited at the airport until 9 and there was no sign of him. We drove back home, then came back at 11. There were no girls anywhere. I asked all these security guards if they knew anything but they were all saying different things. I didn’t even know if he was in Melbourne or not. I decided to go to the Langham Hotel because of rumors that he would be staying there. There were quite a few girls camping out. I had asked a photographer that was there whether or not he knew if/when Justin would be coming. He said that it would be either here or the Olsen. After waiting for a while, I then decided to head to the Olsen. My mum and I parked the car in a car-park across the road from the hotel. I had spotted Moshe (white Kenny) entering the restaurants cafe. I ran across the road (it was a red light idgaf) and walked into the hotel. I was surprisingly calm as I walked in. Justin wasn’t in the restaurant although his crew were seated at a table eating lunch (Allison, Scrappy, Dan, Alfredo, Kenny, Vanessa). They were all looking at me weirdly except for Alfredo, he smiled . My mum and I then sat down at a table that was opposite of theirs, literally 1 meter away. I was building up the courage to ask one of the crew members for a photo and hopefully if i could see Justin. I asked Dan and I think he said after. Anyway I didn’t want to bother them so I just sat and watched quietly. Then out of no where, I hear a voice say, “Wassup.” It was Justin and Selena also followed along with Moshe. He was so close to me. He sat down at the table opposite me and I was dying, like dying, like DEAD. I didn’t know what to do. I was going to ask for a photo but he had got up. When he walked past me I said, “Hey can I get a ph-” and he said “Hi, how are you?” and he touched my arm. I then followed him outside as he went to take photos with fans . I am so lucky that I got a photo with him as he only took about five. It was very brief. I then followed him back inside as he continue to eat his lunch and I was just in awe, sitting so close being able to hear his voice. He then had to go back to his room. That’s not the end. My mum booked a room for the night. I was staying in the same hotel as JUSTIN BIEBER. I had a plan to bump into him but the hotel security was SO annoying. We bumped into his crew quite a few times except we didn’t see him that way. We also went down to the car park. Hotel security was telling us that we had to go and we weren’t allowed there. We could see Justin’s car right in front of us. We kept stalling hoping we would see him again. Soon enough the lift opened and out walked Justin and Selena. I couldn’t believe it. He looked so hot! Although they had to go to their car, I didn’t really get to talk to him. It was so amazing though and I loved every moment of it. I will never forget this experience. We also went in a lift with Kenny and I got a photo with Moshe. Justin came out again to say hey to his fans and it was great to get another glimpse of him . View post: My Bieber experience began at 6am. I was running off of 4 hours…
